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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

the website has heaps of info available, the search functions bring up multiple options and you can narrow down your requirements further. tick on some options and compare several all on the one page... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Website stated stock was available when it wasn't When order remained in limbo it took forever to get an appropriate answer Stock arrival was continually pushed out until we had to cancel order. T... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish service, I ordered a 3D printer 9th May got an order confirmation (in fact two) stating it would be due to be delivered on 20th May. By the 31st May I decided to ring up for a progress upda... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

element14's wide range of well known brands and generally good prices make it an ideal store for many different categories of electronics - from individual components to power supplies, in system prog... See more

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Online ordering

Everything was spot on. I online chatted with a customer service and even though he did not have an immediate answer for me, he came back the next day with part code etc. And buying was as easy as a few clicks away!

15 February 2017
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good service, great speed

Items turned up quickly and in good condition, only downside is that it's sometimes hard to find products on the website unless you know exactly what you're looking for.

15 February 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great selection

Great selection of parts and good service. Can be a little uncommunicative on the status of backordered parts.

15 February 2017
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great service - searching needs improvement

For a 5-star review, you would need to improve the component searching.

Just go back to the way it was 18 months ago with the searching at the top of the web page. (It's not the position on the page that is the problem, its the underlying method.)

You lost most of your competitive advantage when changing the search method. It used to be way better then RS -- or anything else. Now, it's about the same as those other websites.

3 November 2016
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very fast and efficient service - searching could be better

For a 5-star review, you would need to improve the component searching.

Just go back to the way it was 18 months ago with the searching at the top of the web page. (It's not the position on the page that is the problem, its the underlying method.)

You lost most of your competitive advantage when changing the search method. It used to be way better then RS -- or anything else. Now, it's about the same as those other websites.

3 November 2016
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Service

The products supplied, were, what was advertised, on time and at a reasonable price. As a bonus they worked too :-)

2 November 2016
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

My experience has been great

I have enjoyed your wide stock range which covers most of the hard to source parts needed for equipment repairs. This is a significant part of my work and customer satisfaction. Deliveries are generally 2 days from Sydney if components are from stock and in 8 years I have only had one return which was promptly corrected.

2 November 2016
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I don't know what I'm reviewing - what's my opinion about?

What is this? I buy stuff from element 14 from time to time. I'm happy to write something and receive a torch but what's it all about?

2 November 2016
Unprompted review
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Hi Ken,

Thank you for taking the time to send your feedback across.

We believe that customer feedback is very important and thus we asked our customers to review us on Trust Pilot as it is an independent review expert that help to get direct and honest feedback from all our customers. We hope that these reviews will help other customers shop on our website as well as help us to improve our services.

Thank you kindly for your business, please let us know if we can assist you any further.

Kind regards,
element14 team

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